@HeyeBodo Die Charakter-Erschaffung in "Die Geheime Welt der Katzen", wo die SC Katzen sind, die ihre Bürden (Menschen) in der Nacht vor Monstern beschützen. Die Begeisterung der Spielerinnen war unglaublich. So viel positive Energie!

#pnpde #ttrpg #cats #secretsOfCats #FateCore #Fate

One of my favorite games, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, the zombie apocalypse construction kit/survival game.

Virgil Goodman here is based on an NPC I used a lot, a roving delivery guy of the apocalypse, future leader of the living world, sworn enemy of a Clerks-Animated-like businessman with a bizarre obsession.

He's not even a Survivor! They get a SHITLOAD more stat & quality points. This could be any of us, but we're not motivated enough.

#ttrpg #charactercreationjam #afmbe #zombies

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Vingil Goodman AMBE Date: 26-05-06 M. Norm Delivery Guy CP: Strength 2 Dexterity 4 Constitution X2X 3 Intelligence 2 Preception X2X 3 Willpower 2 Life 30/ Endurance 26/ Speed 14 Mph/7y/s Essenre 16 Fast Reaction Photographic Memory Situational Awøreness Paranoid Cruel to Enemies Covet: Ambitian to be boss (strong) Adversary: Rafael Rafael boss of rival Pizza Showoff Contacts: Coworkers, Minion Dave skills Brawling Stealth Computers Streetwise Dodge Driving (Car) Driving (Motorcycle) Smooth Talking Bureaucracy Climbing Driving (Truck) Instruction Guns Handoun Notice Hand Weapon (Katana) Surveillance

I don’t like using the term ‘story’ for #DnD. It just has too much baggage. Even terms like ‘emergent story’ leave me cold. For me D&D is just a game. And an excuse for #WorldBuilding. The tales are told after the game to entertain - like other memory. #DungeonAndDragons #TTRPG

Join the Second Circus, a rogue band of performers and secret agents trying to navigate Lae'zel's uprising against Vlaakith.

New episodes of The Astral Circus drop live Sundays at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST. Catch up on past episodes below! #ttrpg #ActualPlay

https://www.happyjacks.org/category/actual-play-podcast/the-astral-circus/

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Helft mir bitte mal: was sind (eher lustige/harmlosere) Missgeschicke, die einer verfluchten Person in einer Fantasywelt passieren könnten?

Lend me a hand: Looking for mostly harmless or funny mishaps happening to a cursed person in a fantasy world.

(Ich schreibe für die erste Ausgabe des #Valravn-Zines eine Zufallstabelle mit dem Titel Der Fluch der zunehmenden Katastrophe und könnte noch Inspiration gebrauchen. Schlimme Sachen fallen mir sehr einfach sehr viele ein. ^^)

#pnpde #Rollenspiel #ttrpg #osr #gerneBoosten

A group of uneasy acquaintances embarks on a road trip from LA to escape the corporate overlords chasing them through a society in decline.

Watch all episodes of Road to Nowhere, an Electric State #ttrpg #ActualPlay below!

https://happyjacks.org/category/actual-play-podcast/road-to-nowhere/

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Vault 818 was home to the descendants of Hollywood’s hottest celebrities. 200 years after the bombs fell the survivors are ready to emerge and SAVE the wasteland! But the wasteland already has its own plans…

Listen to Vault 818, an Apocalypse World #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

https://www.happyjacks.org/category/actual-play-podcast/vault-818/

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A simple one so I can get started on MURDERBOT early.

Troika 3E Numinous Edition. Just Fighting Fantasy with d36 background tables, & an almost savage minimal level of stats. Advanced Fighting Fantasy is a much better *game*, & the Titan world is more fun to me, but Troika's worlds are pretty interesting.

#ttrpg #charactercreationjam #troika #fightingFantasy

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Almandine Quintx Troika3 Date: 26-05-05 Venturesome Academic (63), Palace of Tigers Skill 4 Stamina 24 Luck 10 Evaluate 2 Astrology 2 Healing 1 Spell: Fear (1) 1 Swordfighting 1 Sleight of Hand 1 Test Luck to know natural sciences/humanities. SP: 12 Reading Glasses Small Sword Candles & Matches Journal, Writing Kit 6 Provisions

Huge RPG poll.

https://forms.gle/A8TBNsCWq9XeQ6KB7

Specifies 9 versions of D&D, only lists one for Traveller. 😝

I voted Other: Praxis Black Monk

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Praxis #jimpinto #StoryGames #PbtA

This looks like yet another interesting take on the BRP #ttrpg system by Newt Newport: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/645319106/wyrd-sword

(Just wish he'd get some help with the layout…)

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Catch new episodes live Saturdays at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST and past episodes below! #podcast

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Excerpt from article,
Wizards of the Coast have missed a deadline for voluntarily recognising the new Magic: The Gathering Arena developer union, according to the latter's organisers. WOTC bosses have so far replied only to press enquiries, the union workers claim, but they're confident nonetheless that recognition is "inevitable".

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/they-responded-only-to-the-press-wizards-of-the-coast-miss-deadline-for-recognising-magic-the-gathering-arena-union

#dnd #rpg #ttrpg #wotc #magicthegathering

Speaking of Dark Conspiracy, apparently the whole DC line is available in a bundle over at Fanatical:

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dark-conspiracy-complete-rpg-bundle

Both the first and second edition are included.

#TTRPG #DarkConspiracy

desert reduziert auf eine Mechanik zur Stadtentwicklung, die im Hintergrund einer Kampagne mitläuft. Ein Gebiet (ganze Stadt, Stadtteil) hat bis zu drei Investitionswürfel, die bei Eintritt widriger Umstände (Verlust Gewaltmonopol, Wirtschaftsmonopol, Meinungsfreiheit) durch Konfliktwürfel ersetzt werden. Jedes Quartal wird gewürfelt. Investitionen fließen in neue Projekte, Konflikte entstehen. Zwei oder drei Würfel mit gleicher Zahl heben die Projekt-/Konfliktstufe. #cyberpunk #ttrpg #pnpde

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Auszufüllende Karteikarten für die beschriebene Mechanik.

For the TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam, I needed a fillable character sheet for Dark Conspiracy, the 1991 GDW horror RPG.

It didn't exist, so I've made one. Free to download.

https://polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/05/05/character-sheet-for-dark-conspiracy/

#TTRPG #charactercreationjam #DarkConspiracy #charsheet

I get to submit some NPCs to the (hopefully delivering soon) Masks: Duos KS project. Here’s one based on the villainous version of my Innocent character TikTok. Name changes to avoid TM issues.

Hindsight (He/Him Ace) — A speedster from a post-apocalypse future. He came back in time to prevent it. Repeatedly. After countless failures he’s an angsty teen in an artificially aged body. He’s bitter, jaded, and just enjoying himself.

#TTRPG #Masks #PbtA #StoryGames #NPCs

Ich hatte gestern Abend die Freude, mit "White Plume Mountain" einen klassischen Geisterbahn-Dungeon zu leiten. Heißt: Die Anlage ist kaum logisch begründet ("Magie"), in jedem Raum haust was anderes, Teile der Struktur sind buchstäblich Hindernisparcours. Wenn man das spielerisch kurz mal ernst nimmt und versucht, sich dort drinnen taktisch klug zu verhalten, ergibt sich eine bizarr-logische Handlung. Überlegte Reaktion auf irre Lage: Groteske. Vielleicht unserer Zeit angemessen? #pnp #ttrpg

For Star Wars RPG day, there is only one RPG (unfortunately, I have 2nd Ed revised here, I prefer 1st. GTFO with your d20 shit).

Star Wars names are always direct & obvious, don't think too hard about it.

Char creation's even easier than TORG, 7 skill dice. Choose Force Sensitive or not (yay moral ambiguity!). Buy some gear, with not much cash. But I had to do this on a PDF charsheet instead of copying it. 🤢

#ttrpg #charactercreationjam #starwars #westendgames (RIP)

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@mdhughes 2026-05-04 Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), comlink, uniform, Breath Mask, Medpac, 2 rolls Mesh Tape, Blast Vest (+1D phys, +1 en), Tool Kit, 140 Cr "Ben" to Human allies, is an overly direct, pushy, but very effective pilot & security officer. If he says it's a trap, stay out. If he says "murgleburgle", he's swearing in his language, so foully you don't wanna know what abomination he's wished on you & your brood. His greatest fear is being eaten by some horrid alien, so he shoots first & asks questions from the safety of a starship. Character Name: Bento "Ben" Sushi Type: Mon Calamari Gender/Species: Male? /Mon Calamari Age: Height: Physical Description: Weight: DEXTERITY Blaster Brawling parry Dodge Grenade Melee combat Melee parry Vehicle blasters 3D+1 4D+1 PERCEPTION Bargain Command Con Gambling Hide Search Sneak 2D+1 3D+1 KNOWLEDGE Alien species Bureaucracy Cultures Languages Planetary systems Streetwise Survival Tactics MECHANICAL Astrogation Beast riding Repulsorlift operation Space transports Starship gunnery Starship shields 3D+1 STRENGTH Brawling Climbing/jumping Lifting Stamina Swimming 3D 4D+1 2D+1 3D+1 3D+1 3D+1 TECHNICAL Computer prgm./ repair Demolitions Droid prgm. Droid repair Repulsorlift repair Security Space transports repair Move: Force Sensitive? Force Points: Dark Side Points: Character Points 3D+2 4D+2 30 1

Speaking of D&D classes, and magazines, and specifically White Dwarf. In Issue 35, they presented a Necromancer class. Then in Issue 36, someone presented some follow up spell abilities for the class.

Want to know who wrote these abilities in 1982?

@GraemeDavis

He is still around and making RPG additions to this day.

Go on over to his Patreon Monster of the Month Club!

https://www.patreon.com/MonsteroftheMonthClub

He could use your support.

#dnd #rpg #ttrpg #osr #gamesworkshop #whitedwarf

Recent discussions of who invented what AD&D class (note that a lot were not done by Gygax or Arneson), got me to wondering what classes were presented in early White Dwarf magazines.

The Beserker was presented in issue 19, July 1980, by Roger E. Moore. It included a battle lust mechanic, and Beserker's do not wear heavy armor.

I am not suggesting Gary Gygax got the idea of a Barbarian from the White Dwarf article, btw. I just went looking and think the idea must have been "in the air" from the early days.

From what I can tell, Gary Gygax started talking about adding a Barbarian class to D&D in Dragon Magazine Issue 63, in 1982.

#dnd #rpg #ttrpg #osr #gamesworkshop

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#dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: If players have a name for an NPC different from yours, go with theirs.

#dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Set up scenes as situations in which the characters can involve themselves in several ways.

#dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: "Pause for a minute" to make sure the players are all good with the characters finishing off a villain.

#dnd #ttrpg

Thoughts on the WOTC Magic Arena Union – Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast

https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/thoughts-on-the-wotc-magic-arena-union-%e2%80%93-lazy-rpg-talk-show/

#dnd #ttrpg

Quantum Ogres and the Eight Steps: SlyFlourish.com

https://slyflourish.com/quantum_ogres_and_the_eight_steps.html?rss=1

#dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Expose heroic tales and folklore through monuments and ancient decorations.

#dnd #ttrpg

Lazy RPG Prep and the Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Twitch Stream

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2763168732

#dnd #ttrpg

Time Killers, my new game about travelling through time, finding interesting people and killing them is now live on DTRPG

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/565349/time-killers-a-pocketquest-game?src=newest_recent

#ttrpg

I just learned that D&D 5e has a monster named "pit fiend" that I never knew about in my 1e bubble.

My pit fiend is based off an old monster minis set produced by Grenadier back in the 1980s under a separate label. Their Fantasy Monsters set had a "One Eyed Pit Monster".

In my Etinerra campaign, a pit fiend is a homebrew monster of Chaos.

Here's a link about that old boxed set that has several awesome figures!

https://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Pinnacle_Products#2203_Fantasy_Monsters

#TTRPG #Miniatures #ADnD #1e

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A picture of a miniature of a fantasy monster. It has four "arms", a pointed head, one eye and a very large mouth. It is purplish in color.

Now I'm kinda pondering a "one page TORG". Not literally, but like how do you get that FEEL of being amazing action heroes, but beaten around by chance, teetering on the edge of being washed away by anything you do? Half your allies are actually villains from the other realities. If you fail, the Earth dies screaming. No pressure.
#ttrpg #torg

That was always TORG's problem. SUPER easy general system. Every special power has so many edge cases & subrules nobody knows them all. Once you start moving to different realities, you're constantly checking against the axioms of your gear or powers & see if you disconnect & get SCREWED. Like, your cyberpunk nun may regress to a cavewoman & be unable to use her cybernetic limbs, or remember complex social rules (oops Pope). But then you could learn new miracles from the dinosaurs!
#ttrpg #torg

Oops, running late, so I thought "what requires the least effort?" Sure, TORG only needs to assign 13 skill points to a template.

So I picked the Contract Ninja, because I love ninjas. HUGE MISTAKE, Martial Arts counts for 2 extra skill points, & had to take two I don't care about, & then had to roll for each of the tests to get my Ninjitsu skills (at the bottom). Good news, a lucky 10 saved my ass so I got all 6, & Invisibility!

Shoulda been a Werewolf.
#ttrpg #charactercreationjam #torg

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Ghost Enho Contract Ninja Possibilities : 10 TORG Date: 26-05-03 Home Cosm: Nippon Tech Mag2, Soc22, Spir8, Tech24 Dex 13 Maneuver Str 8 Tou 10 Per 9 Trick Mind lØ Test Cha 9 Taunt Spir 10 Intimidate Martial Arts 3 + Dex = 16 Reality 1 + Spi = 0 Acrobatics 1+Dex =14 Dodge 2+ Dex = 15 Stealth 2+ Dex = 15 Climbing. 1+Str = 9 Missile Wpns 1+Dex =14 Melee Wpns 1+ Dex = 14 Lockpicking 1+ Dex = 14 Presitidg. 1+ Dex = 14 camo Suit (+1 Stealth), 10Øk ¥ Shinsi Sward (13) Thrawing Stors (11, 5.3-5/10/15) MA (ID) bocostrike, lightning fist,stunak, ms dage, Lel theoak invisi bil.ty.

Tonight's AD&D game was some serious business. A battle was fought at a Chaos Anchor, featuring a necromancer, a pit fiend and a wraith.

For only the second time in my various games in this 16 year campaign did a player get level drained - they failed their save vs death and went from a Druid 4 to a Druid 2.

The party ended up killing the necromancer but fleeing the field of battle - the hero fighter with the only magic weapon was almost dead!

#ADnD #TTRPG #OldSchool

It’s my tough week after treatment, so I’m still reading this off and on. What’s your favourite AD&D book?

#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #TTRPG

Well, call me crazy if you want to, but trying to finally get myself into #Harnmaster (as, into the rules as opposed to the setting) I feel like it's really not as complex as people make it out to be. Sure, it's crunchy, and very simulationist, but if I compare it to, say... #Shadowrun, #DSA, or even just #ADnD it feels like a walk in the park.

#ttrpg

Here's that Dark Conspiracy promo video. I'm not sure this actually sold any books.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWhvLVYpsw0
#TTRPG #DarkConspiracy

For my next entry for the 2026 TTRPG Character Creation Jam, I decided to try making a character for Dark Conspiracy, the 1990s horror/conspiracy game from GDW.

I thought I could quickly find a fillable character sheet online.

After a few hours going through multiple DC fan forums, downloading all of the DC fanzines, searching Reddit, and even watching the promotional video for DC that was apparently shown in game stores - I ended up just making my own.

It was, however, an amusing way to kill a few hours.

#TTRPG #gamejam #DarkConspiracy #charactercreationjam

Anyone ever played or even seen the "Mortal Combat" (sic) #ttrpg that was advertised in early White Dwarf issues?

Guten Morgen an alle! ☕🌄

Die von @HeyeBodo angefragte Rollenspiel-Entwicklung in einem Post ist inzwischen mit mehreren Tagen Lag fertig. Ich nenne es mal "Release Candidate 2"

Warum ich damals was mit wem angefangen habe zu spielen, wie die Plots und der Style waren, da ist das Meiste schon viel zu lange her.

Danke an @HeyeBodo für die Inspiration, das alles mal aufzuzeichnen, und besonders @PictureBandit der mir sehr geduldig und gewissenhaft geholfen hat!

#ttrpg #pnpde #penAndPaper #RPG

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Jahr(e) System Welt 1990 (Hero Quest) 1992- AD&D 2nd Forgotten Realms Dragonlance Planescape 1993-1997 (Magic: the Gathering) 1993- Star Wars WEG D6 1993- Shadowrun 2.01D 2001 GURPS Star Trek 1999 TRI - Drei Welten 1997 Plüsch, Power, und Plunder 1998 Shadowrun 3.01D 1999 Siebte See 1996 World of Darkness Vampire: the Dark Ages Mage: the Ascension Werewolf: The Apocalypse Vampire: the Masquerade Hunter: the Reckoning 1997 Delta Green ??? 2000 D&D 3 Eberron Oriental Adventures Babylon 5 RPG 2002 D20 Modern NCIS x Call of Duty 2002 Spycraft 2002 Star Wars d20 + d20 Revised 2003 D&D 3.5 2004 New World of Darkness Vampire: the Requiem 2005 Shadowrun 4 2008 Star Wars Saga 2008 D&D 4 Neverwinter Forgotten Realms Underdark 2008 Mouse Guard 2010 FATE Dresden Files 2012 Star Wars Fantasy Flight Games 2013 Shadowrun 5 2014 D&D 5 Sword Coast Cormyr 2016 Shadowrun Anarchy 2017 Star Trek Adventures - 2017 Genesys Mage: the Awakening Homebrew 2019 Shadowrun 6 2024 WEG D6 Avatar the Last Airbender Homebrew 2025 Spell the RPG Testspiel mit maergil und pictureBandit

My wife wants me to run an rpg based on the Locked Tomb series. First thing to come to mind would be to adapt Thirsty Sword Lesbians. But what other suggestions do people have?

#TTRPG #ThirstySwordLesbians #PbtA #StoryGames #IndieRpg #LockedTomb #GideonTheNinth

It’s the roaring 20’s. Life is changing on the British Isles, but the ageless creatures living there don’t appreciate the ruckus and are making their displeasure known in deadly ways.

Find out what happens in London Calling, a Vaesen #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

https://www.happyjacks.org/category/actual-play-podcast/london-calling/

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So of course I made one for D&D Bsaic Set, ed. J. Eric Holmes (1977). Rolled a kick-ass INT & then useless high WIS. OH WAIT, in actual use I DO NOT ALLOW, but RAW, I can move stat points. Thought about bumping that mid STR to 12, but also RAW is the stupid Greyhawk INT chart. So 18 INT it is! He now knows all 14 1st-Level spells. Though in practice, probably mostly Sleep.

Behold a fully functional Elf.
#ttrpg #charactercreationjam #dnd #holmes
(I'm still writing 04 on all my 05 charsheets!)

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Nerilith Holmes Date: 26-05-02 Race: ElEM. Class. Fighter/M-U Level:1/1 Align Neural EPB: 0 /+10% Str 10 Intt X15X 18 Wis X15X 9 Con 12 Dex 12 Cha 14 HP: 5 / THAC0: 19 Infravision 60', not Paralyzed by Ghouls, Detect Secret Doors 12/1-4, Listen Doors 1-2 Magic. Know 95%, Min 8, Max All GP: X130X 5 Plate Mail & Shield (AC 2) Sword (d6). Long Bow (d6, r.70/140/210), Q. 20 arrows Backpack, Waterskin, 7 Standard Rations 6 Torcches, Tinderbox Spel Book 1st Leveli: ALL